5 ways to sneak superfoods into your diet

This content has been created in collaboration with Bioglan Superfoods

If you’re skipping breakfast or pigging out on something easy, quick and beige during the day, then you’re probably starving yourself of your body’s biggest ally: superfoods.

Fortunately for us at MH Towers, easy health is the name of the game. And with these simple, quick additions and swaps, you’ll be able to upgrade your diet, too. So take a bite out of these top tips and say goodbye to your mediocre menu.

1. Swap your greens

The odd leaf in your sarnie doesn’t quite cut it, we’re afraid – if you’re looking to get the most out of desk lunches, you’ll want something with a bit more kick.

Spinach, for example, carries a payload of iron, but kale does it all. Loaded with omegas 3 and 6, which studies have found helps battle heart disease, it’s also laden with fibre, reducing blood glucose levels and cutting the risk of type 2 diabetes. It’s your ultimate Swiss Army Leaf.

2. Get intimate with your metabolism

Sorry to disappoint, but starving yourself isn’t going to get you that six-pack. In fact, not eating for long periods actually slows down your metabolism, promoting fat storage.

We don’t recommend skipping breakfast. But, if you absolutely have to, then there are a few metabolism-boosting superfoods you can try to help torch fat -we’ll turn a blind eye this time.

Garlic is a natural thermogenic food that encourages your body to produce heat, using up energy that may have been stored as fat instead. The found extra dietary garlic actually reduced body weight in overweight individuals.

Finely chop a few cloves and sprinkle it into a batch-cooked chilli for easy desk-lunch benefits. Just bring some chewing gum – there’s nothing worse than a co-worker with garlic breath.

3. Don’t skimp on snacking

Snacking isn’t cheating, providing you do it right.

You don’t need us to tell you that a chocolate bar or a bag of crisps from the vending machine probably aren’t the healthiest of options.

Certain snacks such as Raw Bites from Bioglan Superfoods, however, contain no added flavours or preservatives. The vegan and gluten free bites are also packed with goji berries bursting with vitamin C, sunflower seeds, cranberries and pineapple juice.

And don’t worry about your gains either. These bites are also full of protein punching quinoa. So put your recovery bar back in the drawer.

4. Supercharge your overnight oats

As good as a bowl of porridge is first thing in the morning, there’s no doubting that it can get a little tedious from time to time.

Boost your oats with a hand full of blueberries.

Blueberries are packed with flavonoids shown to boost antioxidants in the body, promoting skin health and acting as an immune booster. They’re also stuffed full of vitamins C and K. What’s more, a single 150g cup comes in at just 84 calories. All these benefits and they’re sweet to boot – meaning you can forswear sugar.

5. Smooth your way to fitness

Grabbing a smoothie, giving it a shake and running out the door is infinitely more convenient (and healthier) than visiting your local Costabucks for a croissant.

Blending your own shake also allows you to take control of what’s going in it –wave goodbye to those hidden sugar traps.

Next time you’re standing above your blender, sprinkle some chia seeds on top. These little delights are full of fibre and protein, which will help maintain energy levels and avoid sugar crashes, minimising those mid morning hunger urges.

Heck, go one step further and add a spoonful of spirulina. Not only will your potassium, magnesium and calcium daily intake get a much-needed boost, your blood pressure will certainly thank you for it, too.

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